Minutes from September PTA Meeting

September 5, 2013
Attendees: Mike Glenn, Stephanie Hansen, Amy Jessen, Patty Hales, Jill Nebeker, Marvelle Morgan, Lauren Woodcock, Cherish Curtis, Amy Skinner, Beth Kunz, Carla Padilla, Janice Carlsen, Carla Hendricks, Suzie Ruggles
Thought – “It is our choices that show who we truly are more than our abilities.”
J.K. Rowling
Minutes – Amy motioned to approve, Jill seconded
Intro of new board members – Amy Skinner as treasurer and Beth Kunz as pres-elect
Budget – It will be posted and we will vote on it next month
Vote on new board members – Cherish made motion and Amy seconded. All were in favor.
Lunches for teachers – Blimpie sandwiches. 30 teachers joined PTA.
Back to School Night – Stephanie made a suggestion that next year we announce that the memory books are the PTA fundraiser.
Parent Teacher Conferences – Oct 2 and Oct 3 4-8pm on Weds & 4-7:30 on Thurs. Lunch will be at 3 pm.
PTSA Students – looking at cardigans and they want to bedazzle them. Have a skit and costumes for Welcome Week. Flyers for 7th grade interviewers. Doing the information session during TA on the 16th.
Reflections – Amy asked Lauren to tell teachers to encourage their students to participate . The due date is Oct. 28th. Posters will go up in the halls next week.
Book Fair – proceeds will go to Language Arts teachers so they can build their own classroom libraries. Janice proposed that we do Scholastic in the Fall and A+ in the Spring. Stephanie said they did that in the elementary and went back to always doing Scholastic. We have 1160 students. Patty will get the volunteers. Get info to Terry Price and it will get put on the OHMS Happenings.
PTA table at Parent Teacher conferences – hasn’t been very successful in the past. Maybe we will just send out the info in the OHMS Happenings with screen shots.
Bring Your Parents to School Day – Nov 15th. Cherish will send it out in the OHMS Happenings. Let Vickie in the lunchroom know. Have PTSA students manning the front door so the parents can sign in.
Helping Hands for Teachers – hand sanitizer for each teacher to offer volunteer help for teachers. We are requesting that they let us know what they need done and we will find the volunteers to do it.
Principal’s Report – OHMS t-shirts and hoodies
Oct 22nd – vision screening (need volunteers) 8-11:30am
Oct 24th – Reality Town
JATC is the same week
We discussed the school grade. OHMS has a B. Grading only takes into account the testing and does not consider progress made.

Meeting adjourned.